Arctic Chill

Overview: "Gripping, authentic, haunting" (Harlan Coben) The latest thrilling instalment in Indridason's CWA Gold Dagger Award-winning Reykjavik Murder Mystery series.On an icy January day the Reykjavik police are called to a block of flats where a body has been found in the garden: a young, dark-skinned boy, frozen to the ground in a pool of his own blood. The discovery of a stab wound in his stomach extinguishes any hope that this was a tragic accident. Erlendur and his team embark on their investigation with little to go on but the news that the boy's Thai half-brother is missing. Is he implicated, or simply afraid for his own life? The investigation soon unearths tensions simmering beneath the surface of Iceland's outwardly liberal, multicultural society. A teacher at the boy's school makes no secret of his anti-immigration stance; incidents are reported between Icelandic pupils and the disaffected children of incomers; and, to confuse matters further, a suspected paedophile has been spotted in the area. Meanwhile, the boy's murder forces Erlendur to confront the tragedy in his own past. Soon, facts are emerging from the snow-filled darkness that are more chilling even than the Arctic night. A Dark-skinned Young Boy Is Found Dead, Frozen To The Ground In A Pool Of His Own Blood. The Boy's Thai Half-brother Is Missing; Is He Implicated, Or Simply Afraid For His Own Life? While Fears Increase That The Murder Could Have Been Racially Motivated, The Police Receive Reports That A Suspected Paedophile Has Been Spotted In The Area. Detective Erlendur's Investigation Soon Unearths The Tension Simmering Beneath The Surface Of Iceland's Outwardly Liberal, Multi-cultural Society While The Murder Forces Erlendur To Confront The Tragedy In His Own Past.